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Hamisi Kussaga

West Lafayette

Summary

Detail-oriented Direct Care Worker supports daily living activities and provides transportation to enhance client well-being. Seasoned care expert experienced with developmentally disabled clients. Committed to promoting comfort with dignity and compassion.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Direct Support Professional

Indiana Mentors
Lafayette
11.2024 - Current
  • Assisting with Activities of Daily Living: This includes helping with personal hygiene, dressing, eating, tiding beds and redirecting when needed.
  • Teaching and Encourage self-sufficiency as it help individuals develop life skills.
  • To facilitate participation in community activities, social events, and recreational opportunities.
  • Communication and Collaboration with families, caregivers, and other professionals to coordinate care and support.
  • Recording services provided, observations, and progress.
  • Implement behavior support plans and work with individuals to manage challenging behaviors.
  • To ensure the safety and well-being of the individuals.
  • Offering emotional support, companionship, and encouragement.
  • Teaching Life Skills individuals develop skills like cooking, budgeting, and using public transportation.
  • Housekeeping, meal preparation, and shopping.
  • Giving medications and checking vital signs when needed.
  • Transport individuals to their day programs, Outing and to their doctors appointment.
  • Filling their paperwork and records their belongs when needed.

Direct Support Professional

Dungarvin Inc.
South Bend
07.2011 - 10.2023
  • Collaborated with other staff members to develop individualized service plans for each participant.
  • Monitored individuals' behaviors, documented observations, reported any changes or concerns to supervisor.
  • Encouraged positive behavior through modeling appropriate responses and reinforcing desired behaviors.
  • Teaching
  • Cooking
  • Transportation
  • Assisting with daily living tasks and hygiene.

QUALIFIED MEDICAL AIDE (QMA)

Hamilton Grove Rehabilitation And Healthcare
New Carlisle
04.2013 - 04.2017
  • Passing meditations to individuals and records into the MAR chart.
  • Helped maintain accurate patient charts by updating information regularly.
  • Observed any changes in patient's condition or behavior and reported it to the nurse.
  • Encourage individuals to take their meditations.
  • Collaboration with nurses over individual's health.

Education

Bachelor of Science -

Purdue University
Westville, IN
05-2017

Bachelor of Science -

Purdue University
Westville, IN
05-2017

Associate of Applied Science -

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
South Bend, IN
08-2014

Associate of Science -

Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, MI
05-2013

Skills

  • Activities of daily living
  • Medication administration
  • Behavior management
  • Life skills training

Timeline

Direct Support Professional

Indiana Mentors
11.2024 - Current

QUALIFIED MEDICAL AIDE (QMA)

Hamilton Grove Rehabilitation And Healthcare
04.2013 - 04.2017

Direct Support Professional

Dungarvin Inc.
07.2011 - 10.2023

Bachelor of Science -

Purdue University

Bachelor of Science -

Purdue University

Associate of Applied Science -

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

Associate of Science -

Lake Michigan College

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